In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugars and salt. Add the vanilla and butter - use a pastry blender to mix the butter into the flour until the mixture is very crumbly. Stir in the nuts. Measure out 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture and set aside. Scoop the remaining crumbs into the bottom of a 9" x 13" baking pan lightly coated with nonstick spray. Pat the crumbs down to form an even layer - bake for 15 minutes.

To make the filling

While the crust is baking, add the cranberries, apples, raspberries and sugar into a food processor. Pulse a few times to chop the cranberries. Add the flour and melted butter - pulse a few more times to combine the mixture.

Scoop the mixture over the baked crust and use an off-set spatula to spread it evenly. Crumble the reserved crumb mixture over the filling - bake until the filling is bubbly and the crumbles begin to turn a golden brown, about 35 to 40 minutes. Remove and let cool completely before cutting into bars.

2 comments:

This recipe if worth trying. It is fresh and very tasty. I did not have raspberries so I increased the apple to 2 1/2 cups. It's important to not cut them until they are cool because it creates a cleaner cut and minimal crumbs.